Karina Basso  |  April 27, 2015

Category: Legal News

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Propecia side effects in menA Propecia lawsuit was filed by a Florida couple against Merck Sharpe & Dohme Corporation, alleging their benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenic alopecia treatment known as Propecia (finasteride) caused the husband to experience sexual dysfunction.

Plaintiff Adam G. and his wife Wende K. recently filed this Propecia sexual dysfunction lawsuit, alleging:

“Prior to using finasteride products Plaintiffs did not suffer from sexual dysfunctions or cognitive impairment. However, while consuming finasteride products, Plaintiffs began to suffer severe sexual dysfunction and cognitive impairment. Plaintiffs’ adverse effects continued after they discontinued using finasteride products … As a direct and proximate cause of their finasteride induced side effects, Plaintiffs have suffered significant pain and suffering, and their quality of life has been severely diminished.”

The plaintiffs allege fraudulent concealment, strict liability, negligence, breach of implied warranties, breach of express warranties,and  loss of consortium for Wende K.

This Propecia lawsuit is seeking relief for the plaintiffs in the form of compensatory damages, special damages, punitive damages, double or triple damages as allowed by the law, attorney’s fees, and any other forms of relief deemed fit by the court to be paid by Merck Sharpe & Dohme.

The Propecia Lawsuit is Case No. 1:15-cv-01683-JG-VVP, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

It is part of the national Propecia Multidistrict Litigation, MDL No. 2331, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Propecia Side Effects

Since being introduced into the American pharmaceutical market, Merck has sold about 1 million Propecia and Proscar prescriptions.

However, according to recent studies and Propecia lawsuits like Adam G.’s, Propecia has been linked with several sexual health complications for male consumers, including:

  • Erectile dysfunction (ED)
  • Loss of sex drive
  • Impotence
  • Low libido
  • Inability to orgasm

In April 2012, the FDA required Merck to make a mandatory Propecia label change to include the following warning concerning “libido disorders, ejaculation disorders, and orgasm disorders that continued after discontinuation of the drug.”

Before the mandatory FDA label change, Merck had included a Propecia sexual dysfunction warning on the drug’s labeling and packaging, but included claims to reassure consumers and doctors that the Propecia side effects were temporary and would resolve themselves once a man stopped taking the finasteride drug.

Because of these alleged Propecia side effects, Merck is currently facing over 1,200 finasteride lawsuits filed by men and their significant others after allegedly suffering one or more Propecia complications. Many plaintiffs, including Adam G., claim that Propecia’s manufacturer failed to warn patients that these finasteride side effects may be permanent, even after a consumer stops taking the male pattern baldness treatment.

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